Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Rockall, Scotland, United Kingdom || Helen's Reef

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Merrett shot his 55-year-old mother Bertha on 17 March 1926, she died on 1 April. Charged with murder and forgery the jury returned a verdict of not proven in February 1927. In 1954 he strangled his 43-year-old wife Veronica Bonnar and drowned her 72-year-old mother Lady Mary Menzies.
(16 February 1954)

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Helen's Reef

Rockall, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Tuesday 28th of June 1904 (x) —
A group of 26 survivors were found by the Grimsby trawler Sylvia. 32 more were picked up by the British steamer Cervonax and 70, including Captain Gundal, by the German steamer Energie. Some of the 160 survivors spent up to eight days in open lifeboats before rescue.